The smile I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped their search. I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could barely get it to my lips. But I

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 四级晨读英语美文

Lesson 195 Look Up 1. Do look me up the next time you're in Beijing. 2. The weather is looking up. 3. Life is looking up now. 4. I want to look up my teacher. 5. You can look it up in the dictionary. 6. Look up the time of the next train in the timet

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Alex wanted to become a citizen. He signed up for a citizenship class. He went to the first class. The teacher spoke only Spanish. All the other students spoke only Spanish. Alex spoke Spanish, too. He asked the teacher, Why are you speaking Spanish?

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 英语第1级听力-English Level 1

1. Residents in Moore, Oklahoma are returning home to pick up pieces after Mondays devastating tornado. But many people dont have homes to return to. Scientists say it was a rare EF-5 twister with winds at least of 200 miles per hour. 2. Hours after

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2013(五月)

Brad和Pam邀请同事Jimmy下班后一起去酒吧,可Jimmy一再推辞,我们听听为什么。 Brad: Hey Jimmy, a couple of us are going out to Sam's Bar after work. Care to join us? Jimmy: Oh, um...thanks for the invitation, but I'm pretty ti

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'An intrinsically dangerous occupation' LAST THURSDAY Major Richard Rees and Warrant Officer Karl Ley spoke on Today about bomb disposal.

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I was kind of moody today. Whoever spoke to me I didn't respond to him. It made me impatient that my friend chatter endlessly all the while. When I asked him to shut up. He was so sad and went away. I know I hurt him so much that I looked for him an

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Prison Theater Prepares Inmates for Life on Outside And if youre going to stage Romeo and Juliet in a prison, your first challenge is casting. Here, as far as personality traits, the feminine is not really embraced, says Hal Cobb, a founding member o

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Pentagon Bars Discrimination Against Gays, Lesbians in Uniform Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday unveiled an updated equal opportunity policy to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation in the armed forces, putting it in the same category

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By Larry London Washington 10 March 2008 Anyone who has ever been to Las Vegas, Nevada is aware of the popularity of Wayne Newton. Often referred to as Mr. Las Vegas, Newton has been performing there for over 40 years. Starting at age six, Wayne Newt

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New slang: Speak of the devil. someone appears after you mention them. Speak of the Devil is short for Speak of the Devil and he shall come. It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention. That's why when you're ta

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英语俚语天天说

China's largest trading partner, the European Union, is paying great attention to the Party Congress. EU Ambassador to China, Serge Abou, spoke highly of the the event, highlighting the political and economic strength that China has gained through r

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻视频

My wife was out of town on business and our nanny was sick, so I took the day off from work to take care of our two kids: Livia, who is two, and Augustus, who is three and a half. I thought that going to the playground would be a good thing to do, bu

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

今天我们要学的词是March Madness。 March Madness, 三月疯狂,也就是每年三月中过后开始的大学篮球甲级联赛。 The 2010 March Madness bracket has been released, 2010年三月疯狂的比赛分组表已经公布了。 M

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At This English Bar, An Old-School Solution To Rude Cellphones SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There was a time when people went to bars to talk to other people, maybe even make new friends. Then, cellphones became commonplace, and people sit and drink in silence

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Confectionery manufacturers must be marvelling at their chocolate box balance sheets in the middle of the economic downturn. That's because sales of chocolate products are up. Chocoholics have pushed one UK company's profits up 25%. In Syria, one of

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力精选进阶版

【俚语】 Bars n. 条 a bar of soap 一块肥皂 a chocolate bar 一条巧克力棒 【例句】 I have no bars on my cellphone. 我手机没信号。 I only have one bar on my cellphone. 我手机只有一格信号。 Signal 信号 【例句】 I

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Henry VIII 亨利八世 When the eighteen-year-old Henry VIII became King of England, he was extremely popular, for he had all the qualities that his people admired. 当十八岁的亨利八世成为英格兰国王的时候,他非常受欢迎,因为

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中国台海实弹演习震慑台独分子 Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- Today keeps you informed and inspired. I'm Suyi Coming up: --China announces anti-dumping measures on U.S. sorghum --Trump met with Japanese Prime

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海南全岛将建自贸港,改革开放又添浓墨一笔 Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- Today keeps you informed and inspired. I'm Suyi Coming up: --China is urging the relevant parties to return to the framework of

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